Can try to reposition to Class B, but neighborhood may impede these efforts.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, but 15-20% should be used to also cover tenant nonpayment, eviction costs & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores of 560-620 (approaching 22% probability of default), many blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 2 years.

When you approach sellers with this mindset, you’ll go from “just another investor” to the trusted local expert who gets the deal done—time and time again. 

This approach ensures realistic pricing and helps avoid unexpected costs later.Good luck!  

Listing your property there ensures visibility.Build Relationships: When agents reach out, respond quickly, highlight your property’s amenities, and showcase your flexibility to meet displaced families’ needs.Highlight Insurance-Friendly Features: Emphasize features like flexible lease terms, utilities included, and a fully furnished setup to attract insurance placements.This approach has helped me successfully market to insurance companies.

Here’s how they approached it:1.Scraping Listings: They used web scraping tools like Beautiful Soup and GPT APIs to scan Airbnb for properties in their target areas.2.Image Analysis: They trained an AI model to analyse listing photos, identifying homes with solid potential (good structure, layout, location) that were undervalued due to low-quality photos.

I’ve worked with investors who faced similar permit issues, and what worked for them was approaching the local municipality with transparency.

You're in charge of this hands-on approach.

Most who struggle with construction approach ground up construction using a generic cost per sq ft analysis which often backfires. 

Or you have to take a value add approach to make it worth the hassle. 

Your focus on the Dallas market and Fix and Flip projects sounds solid, especially with the DIY approach and having an interior designer on your team.